ehhh, still a good year in recruting. Suprised we didnt get a little bit more late game momentum after our year but the class is the best in years. Too bad Urban Lyer stole the show this recruiting season and swiped some of our midwest momentum.

We lost out on Armani Reeves because we got four [good] linebackers, and then we didn't have room to take Camren Williams. Reeves picked OSU mainly because Williams was headed there, and that's nobody's fault. It's just a thing. Frankly, I don't think cornerback is a key need in this class right now, and I'm perfectly happy with the linebackers we got in this class instead of Williams.

It is a dissapointng way to have this recruiting season come to an end, but this class overall is likely to finish in the top 10 and looking ahead to 2013 we already have a couple of big time recruits commited as well as being listed as leaders for a couple of others. Things in AA will be just fine.

I agree. I wont lie, I really wanted Grant but I never expected him after the Oklahoma visit. Kids that are concerned about staying close to home or have already essentially concluded that they are going somewhere don't schedule a rando visit in january. The coaches have a plan I am sure, but having that tweener between AJ and Devin "The Funk" Funchess would have been amazing. Heres hoping Ricardo Miller bulks up and the light goes on.

Are recruits scared off by the guys we already have or is this just a matter of getting in too late? This one puzzles me because the kid is from Ohio, friends with Kalis, and would have a much friendlier depth chart at Mich. Also, the fact that he previously committed to BC means it likely isn't a weather thing. Oh well, on to the next one.

haha I cant do anything but laugh at this point. This is ridiculous. Ive never seen a recruitng class gain so much momentum in the beginning and then completely falter at the end. Oh well, still a top ten class, I guess.

Isn't part of this 0 for 4 letdown, CREATED by us? I mean, with all the early success, that we need to fill the void and tend to mentally reach of recruiting information.... so the media hacks then follow and report these recruits are higher on us than they really are...a domino effect, but then the final domino falls and everyone is left none the wiser.

I for one am hoping that these guys all didn't commit because there will be better players who flip, in the coming days, to us.

This is the only surprise so far, and a mild one at that. With Kalis in the fold, it was pretty clear that Grant's decision was not the foregone conclusion many of us thought it would be. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken as long.

I'm 4 for 4. But guess what, because I actually didn't expect to be right on ALL of my guesses, I'm going to switch my last 4. Diamond to Michigan. Muller to Michigan. Henry to Michigan. Diggs to Michigan.

You're overreacting, but you do make a good point that it's a little disconcerting that we missed out on the select few guys that we actually zeroed in on down the stretch.

A lot of these guys were commit-switchers or guys from far away lands, so it makes sense. Once we start losing our top targets from the Midwest region, then we can start using words like "mortifying" and "no excuse." We just need to keep Michigan nailed down.

That was me venting. The reason the start to this class was so great was partly because we were taking Ohio recruits, flipping OSU recruits, and dominating Big Ten recruiting. I'm upset because we started this class with an A+. Not so sure how we will finish. We pretty much had five full months to focus on select recruits and are getting none of them. In fact, we've lost two commitments which didn't seem like a big deal. They are starting to seem like a huge deal.

I know we will probably be fine, but in order to compete with OSU and compete for B1G titles and National Championsips, this is the stuff that makes the biggest difference. It's not how you start. It's how you finish. Ohio State is finishing. And it royally pisses me off.

It seems like we've been the "favorite" for him since RR was first recruiting him. If he loves us that much, why hasn't he committed already? He has a buddy here, has visited 100 times. If all that hasn't convinced him to commit already, I don't see what's going to change that at this point and get him to commit to us.

If we had a weak class of 10 commits and freaked out for the last 10 months and whined and moaned about how Hoke cannot recruit then picked up the other 13 commits that we have in the last 2 weeks? At the end of the day it's the same class whether they commit early or late.

People that are saying "This is the worst close to a class ever! I'm going to cry and watch 'shes all that' all night", don't seem to realize that the class is the class regardless of when kids sign on. If we had 28 commits 5 months ago it would be a shitty close to the class, but we'd still have a full class and a great one. Who cares about "closing the class"?

I could not agree more. Our fanbase are coming off as whiners. If we got Pipkins and Kalis this weekend instead of months ago these same fans would be cheering Hoke and co. I know this is a what have you done for me lately society but wow the lack of faith is astonishing. We are Michigan! We still have a top ten class! Go Blue!

This is pretty bad, but honestly how many garnett/reeves/grant/diamond predictions did we see on this board a week or so ago? If you're apoplectic, you probably had unrealistic expectations in the first place.

What's sad is that there hasn't been a single person in this thread to wish Grant well. So many of you are so upset about this "terrible" stretch that you've devolved into self-centered pricks. Wish the guy well and move on. We still have a top 10 class and the chance to add a couple more recruits.

I don't wish any harm on him or anything, but I don't really care about his career at Oklahoma. He can do well, he can do poorly, but committing to a school that already has 3 TEs committed isn't something where I say, hey, totally understandable. I understand Garnett, Reeves, and Kozan. Grant is just a poor decision.

And wish him well. I just did not think he was that great or that big of a deal to this class with Funchess and Williams.

I am way more concerned about depth at center and depth at QB. I know we have a commit for next year. This year though we only have 3 scholarship QB's with one who has a long history of getting banged up.

even more "the opposite of good" is if Diamond becomes a Razorback. That would be, like, 0/5 ....'n' stuff. Now, if we can get Muller, Diamond, and maybe a nice surprise i.e. Diggs..then almost all will be good with the world again. Don't get me wrong, we have an awesome class already, and none of the guys were shoe-ins, but the 0/4 thus far certainly is a dose of

One guy I am a little bit confused about is Grant. I mean, Oklahoma is a great football program, but don't they have enough TEs? Whereas, at Michigan he would have the opportunity to see the field almost immediately. Ohh well.

If we land Diamond and pull one more good recruit away from some other team -- a not unlikely scenario -- today will be forgotten. If we don't, we've still got a class to be envied by 99 percent of the other programs out there, with a good start on 2013.

Told ya! If Diamond commits to Arkansas then I'm perfect. I predicted Kozan, Reeves, Grant, and Diamond wouldn't pick M. I think Hoke needs to be more aggressive. The nice guy never gets the girl or takes first place. Just ask Jesse James in regards to women, and ask Nick Saban in regards to recruiting.

The funny thing is the lack of knowledge some of you have in regards to this recruiting process. We missed out on the past four kids. Now the world is ending to many. Agh, what will become of us without these four 18 year olds?! I'm fairly confident in saying that 1-2 of them might be very good. The others will be average college players. It happens every year. Some 4-5 stars disappear, and other 3 star kids shine. Let's try to grow up a little bit and have some perspective of the great class we have.

One year ago our program was in shambles. Now we just won a BCS game and brought in a top ten recruiting class. It makes sense that now people are panicking over the past few days. Wait, no it doesn't.

but all of you people telling everyone to calm down must see how frustrating it is to finish in 2nd place with 4 straight recruits within the last week. Garnett? 2nd. Reeves? 2nd. Kozan? 2nd. Grant? 2nd. It's like getting shutout in a coin-flipping competition

Also frustrating is the fact that what has transpired after our 11 win season, including a Suagr Bowl victory. Pharaoh Brown and Caleb Stacey decommit. We have lost 4 recruits in a row to other schools.

With that being said, is this still a good class? YES. Will we likely sign a couple more kids? YES. BUT, for those of you saying this isnt a big deal, or to calm down, look at the facts. This is an awful way to close out a class. I really dont know how anyone could argue that. I understood the Garnett and Reeves going elsewhere, but the Grant to OK was just a kick in the balls.

Also frustrating is the fact that what has transpired after our 11 win season, including a Suagr Bowl victory. Pharaoh Brown and Caleb Stacey decommit. We have lost 4 recruits in a row to other schools.

With that being said, is this still a good class? YES. Will we likely sign a couple more kids? YES. BUT, for those of you saying this isnt a big deal, or to calm down, look at the facts. This is an awful way to close out a class. I really dont know how anyone could argue that. I understood the Garnett and Reeves going elsewhere, but the Grant to OK was just a kick in the balls.

It's very frustrating. It's also making the loss of Grant much more painful than it really is. He's an average 3* TE and the only reason he got a few big schools coming at him late was because of severe depth issues. Garnett and Reeves both sting, but Grant is no big loss. He's very limited athletically, just like some folks pointed out on this board.

Can anybody tell me how many sacks did Garnett give up this year or how many pancakes did he make. Can someone tell me how many pass break-ups or interceptions did Armani Reeves make. Is Grant a better receiver than blocker? How about Alex Kozan playing center how many times did he over snap the ball over the qb's head. How many balls did Pharoah Brown catch? What i am saying is this: we don't know anything thing about these KIDS so why are we panicking about 4 kids picking other schools. Look at the bright side, we have retakened the state of Michigan, we have reclaimed our keys in Ohio. We need to get into Texas, Cali, and Florida then we will have a top ten recruiting class every year.